The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-08
noh. / sec.n said he. But inst here

Oh, / see, said he But jnst here
YOU are"
Doing the washing explained Rosa
mond, sereneIy. "Don't you see the
clothes on the lines? And we shall be
ironing in an hour or two. Weare work
ing-bees, Captain Afford
Couldn't we helpg" said Harry Day-
ton. grounding arms at once.
!" I'm afraid mott said Clara, redden-
ing.
~oh, Captain Afford, cried Rosamond,
unable longer TO repress her laughter,
don't look so bewildcred, and I'll tell
you the beginning, the middle and The
end of ii at once"
Il suppose you are doing this for
joke said Captain Afford "or as wa
ger, perhaps. Ladies do Sometimes bet,
as ] have heard"
But Rosamond shook her head, still
with the roguish dimples cleaning
around her lips, The diamond-sparkles in
her eyes"
mo" said she we are not doing ii
for a Joke. nor vet fora wager. We came
up here as artists, but we soon found that
We should starve to death on art"
And she told the whole Of their simple
story.
No one knew it but Mrs. Field, the
landlady," said she. Not that we are
ashamed of 1t, but with sudden ris-
ing Of color TO her cheeks" one doesn't
like to be talked about, you know"
ashamed" cried the captain. :" /
should think not Why, never saw
such plucky girls in my life"
" You are regular heroines," applauded
Mr. Drayton.
They sat and talked until the blue
shadows crept off the mountain side, and
the tramp of the guides footsteps on the
rocks warned the two officers that it was
time to set forth on their days eSpedi-
ton, and when they vanished into the
glens Clara and Rosamond stood watch
ing them.
g For the last timel" said Rosamond.
Clara started.
"Why?n said she.
Why, because" said Rosamond. ~Gou
viii see. It's very easy TO talk, but they
will not come back to us again. If there
is anything man dislikes, it is to see
woman strike out for herself"
Nonsensei" said Clara.
at is true" nodded Rosamond. You
viii see"
But her prophesies failed. The two
hunters stopped on their way back, TO
leave some squirrels and tempting
branch of wild plums at the charcoal
burners cabin. The next day they stroll
ed up again.
Its deal joller up here than it is
down at the hotel, declared Afford.
IF we shan't bore you" said Drayton-
And so they kent coming until the end
Of the season arrived, garlanded about
with still night frosts, scarlet leaves and
stealthily-dropping nuts.
DO you know" said Afford, mourn
fully, the regiment is ordered to Ari-
zona And I've got to report at head
quarters next week"
Rosamond viewed him with sympa-
thetic eyes.
as Arizona SO very bad? said she.
IL shouldn't mind il" stammered
the young officer, if YOU were going
with me. Tell me, Rose, would-would
you be willing to go to Arizona for my
sake?"
But" faltered Rosamond, What viii
Clara say to my leaving her, when we've
always been in a sort of partnership, you
know"
Captain Afford arm stole softly around
Miss Rayfortk's trim waist.
But suppose you form a new partner
ship?" said he. " As for Miss Seton
why there's Drayton worships the very
ground she walks on, you know. Come /,
about Arizona 1t would be the Garden
of Eden to me if you we've there. Won't
you say yes, dear Rosamond ?"
And how Rosamond and Clara re-
ioiced in spirit that they had saved up
enough money from the proceeds of their
summer campaign TO buy two neat, little
trosSaa,rr.
after all" said Rosamond, ioyfully,
there is nothing like being independ-
ent."
Harry says" whispered Clara, " that |
never looked so well in my life, as when
| stood there hanging out clothes on the
mountain side"
And VIII declares, added Rosamond,
" that he fell in love with me when
tried to lift the big kettle off the fire and
couldn't. Dear Clara, what fortunate
girls we are"
And what happy girls we are cried
Clara.